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Last week, the CDIA team has begun a training program to improve their capacity to help cities develop low-carbon and climate resilient infrastructure projects. The virtual training will consist of 11 sessions from 22 June to 23 July 2020. Each session will last between 1.5 to 2 hours. Through discussions and practical ...
Asia Pacific cities are now home to 2.3 billion population. With 1.2 billion new residents expected to be added between now and 2050, significant investments in infrastructure are needed to create more livable and resilient cities. CDIA is working with secondary cities to prepare sustainable and bankable infrastructure projects to help ...
CDIA has taken measures to adapt and keep its projects on track during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDIA team is headquartered in Manila, but since 12 March they have been working from their respective homes in the cities of Newbury, UK; Shanghai, PRC; Adelaide, Australia; Tbilisi, Georgia; and Metro Manila ...
“Regardless of whether the city is Cagayan de Oro in the Philippines or Darkhan in Mongolia, stories of how CDIA initiated a change in their city always strike a chord in me.” For Brian Capati, positive feedback from partners makes his work at CDIA extra special. Mr. Capati is CDIA’s Urban Development ...
In the south zone of Singkawang City, piped water supply is available to only 2% of its 48,000 population. Together with CDIA and PT SMI, the city government is now taking steps to improve water services to residents, including those in Segatani Village, home to the city’s largest low-income communities. Singkawang ...
The World Bank has recently approved a $25.5 million credit to develop the wastewater collection network in Siem Reap City, Cambodia. The credit, with support from CDIA in terms of technical preparations, is expected to improve wastewater management in the city, resulting in better health and quality of the environment. At ...
CDIA has taken a new path in 2019 as it started to fully operate as a Trust Fund managed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This new set up will ensure CDIA’s long-term financial sustainability and increase the impact of its work. CDIA is now operating under the ADB Urban Financing ...
We are happy to announce that Lara Arjan has recently joined the CDIA Trust Fund Management as our new Project Officer. Lara is now responsible for the CDIA Technical Assistance Program, including coordination with financing partners, the CDIA Team and the Trust Fund Management. She is also concurrently serving as Urban Development ...
On 31st October, which marked the international #WorldCitiesDay 2018, that highlighted sustainable and resilient cities, CDIA successfully held its first Youth and Community Engagement Workshop regarding the rejuvenation of the St. Inez Creek in Panaji, India. CDIA is engaged with the City of Panaji in a Project Preparation Study (PPS) to ...
From 18 September – 5 October, Itzel Alcerreca, Advisor for Mexico of the Financing Energy for Low-carbon Investment - Cities Advisory Facility (FELICITY) was posted in CDIA for three weeks in order to learn about the approaches, tools and capacity development measures of CDIA – and to apply the new ...